Milk-can-identifying means



Feb. 5 1924 1,482,817

G. H. SHAW MILK CAN IDENTIFYING MEANS Filed Feb. 5. 1.92m

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Application filed February dealer to the dairy and so far as known they i with a tag of shipping are always tagged directions which is tied onto the handle of the can, or by card inserted into a pocket attached to the can. These tags and are expensive and are likely to be torn off or knocked out of the pocket or to be daniagsged by the weather, and because of the somewhat permanent character ofthetag when tied to the can, they become unsanitary and menace to health. and an object of the present invention is to provide a cheap and simple contrivance more convenient and desirable than such tags or cards, and to provide for ready removal and resupply of the shipping directions. a

In the present invention I mark the can by a. simple slip of thin paper that will always be remoyel in theoperation oi". washing the can before refilling, and which can be replaced at practically no expense.

A further object of the invention is to provide a permanent home address in the holder which may be exposed when the con tamer reaches its shipping destination Another object of the invention. is to provide a simple and cheap construction in which drainage for the holder is made certain, so as to prevent accumulation of moisture around the edges of the address slip. which would be likely to soften it soas to make it fall out.

My device comprises a holder adapted to contorin to the curvature of the can and. to be placed in some protected position thereon. pre'terably near the top on what is known as the breast of the can. .The holder is preferably formed from a blank of sheet metal having its edges so cut that when they are bent up they will form guideways or pockets on the sides and bottom to receive and retain by its edges, a thin slip of paper and an overhanging ledge spaced from the upper ends of the side guide'ways to preventthe card from slipping out The de vice is also provided with vents between the 5, l921.- Serial No. 442,707.

side and bottom guide members to afford drainage. The device has also a rear wall n which may be painted or stamped the home address of the can and by which it may be attached by solder orin other suitable manner to the can.

Other objects, advantages and features or": invention may appear from the accompanyinn drawing, the subjoined detail description and the appended claims. The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention. i T Figure l is a perspective View showing the paper slip holder on a milk can.

2 is a view of a stamping; from which the holder may be bent up. Dotted lines'indicate the line of the bends. r

Fig. 3 is a face view of the holder in place on the can, fragment of which is shown.

Fig. 4: isa section on linem Fig.3. 7 Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on linein, Figs. 8 and 4:.

In Figs. 1, 8, 4t and 5the paper slip is shown inserted.

Fig. 6 is perspective view of the holder detached. 7

Fig. '7 is an. enlarged fragmental view in section on line 00 Fig. 6.

The paper slipretainer consists of a plate 1 of metal conformed to the can 2 and having ledges 3, 4L. 5 and 6 at the bottom, ends and top; the bottom ledge .3 and the end ledges 4 5 forming with the body of the plate, grooves 7 to receive a paper identifies tion slip 8. The ledges are formed by bend an; over the several ears indicated at '3, a. 5?, 1n the stamping shown in 2.

These ears are bent over into practical parallelism with the main body and brought close thereto so as to formthe'channels 7 and are adapted to conveniently accon imodate the three edges of a slip of paper. The ledge 6 extends out beyond the surface oi the body practically to the same distance as the ledges 3, t, 5 and serves to preventthe paper slip from being withdrawn edgewise from the channels 7 formed in front of V the body. Said ledge 6 is spaced from the end ledges 4. 5 and thereby permits easy 1n-.

sertion and withdrawal of the slip 8, and at the same time, by entending out beyond the surface of the body such ledge prevents accidental displacement of the slip 8.

In practice, to construct the retainer, a blank A. is clipped indicated at 9, and the ears 3 4 and 5' thus at the lower corners as appearing are preferably bent up so as to leave drainage outlets 10 at the corners.

The sight opening 11, between the ledges, is preferably of sufficient size to allow the identifying name 12 to be seen.

The slip of paper 8 may be of any convenient character, the purpose being to alloW the shipper to use any paper available even a piece o1 the blank margin of a newspaper, or a blank scrap of Wrapping paper or a piece of letter paper or in tact any piece of paper or the like, large enough to eccupy the space between the channels and not too thick to be inserted into the channels.

An advantage in providing a holder for a slip of paper as distinguished from a holder for a. name card, is that in the operation of Washing the cans the can Washer by putting his Wet thumb on the addressed slip can easily remove the slip so that the can may be thoroughly cleansed.

Preferably the paper slip retainer is placed between .the rigid supports it of the handle 15 thus to protect the slip from coir tact of bodies which might rub the paper slip and crumple it so as to Withdraw it from the retainer.

In practice the paper slip retainers will be made with appropriate curvature to conform to the place on the can to which it is desired to be fastened, and the detached retainers may be delivered to the market and may be soldered onto the cans.

In constructing the paper slip holder a fiatpiece of sheet iron, for instance, a piece of No. 24 galvanized sheet iron is cut-in the shape shown in Fig. 2. Thetivo side edges and the bottom edge are then turned back. Then the top edge is slightly turned over. After this operation the piece of sheet iron is put into a can straightener and one trip of the hammer will give it the slightly curve-d form to fit the surface of the can.

Where it is desired, the plate may be provided as shown in Fig. 6 With a permanent name and address .16 to indicate the.

owner and home address of the can. This is covered over by the paper slip Whensuch slip is inserted into the retainer ano when the can is destined to its home address the paper slip will be removed so as to exg iose the permanent address. hen it is desired to change the can to another address, a new paper slip With another address on it will be inserted. By removing the slip the can visibly bears tle address to which it is to be returned.

I claim:

1. Milk can identifying means comprising a plate of metal having return shipping di rections stamped thereon and being conformed to the curvature of the can to which it is applied and having edges at its bottom, ends and top; the bottom and end ledges forming grooves to receive an identification slip having shipping directions there on, and said ledges being spaced apart to form an open-sight space and to form drainage outlets at the. corners; the top ledge being. adapted to prevent accidental emoval of the identification slip, and being spaced from the end ledges to allow the identification slip to be inserted to give shipping directions and to obscure the return shipping directions and to be removed to expose the return shipping directions.

2. Milk can identifying means comprising a plate of metal having return shipping directions thereon and being conformed to the curvature of the can to which it is ap plied and having ledges at its bottom, ends and top; the bottom and end led es forming grooves to receive an identihl iltln slip having shipping directions thereon and said ledges being spaced apart to form an open-sight space and to form drainage cutlets at the corners; the top ledge being adapted to prevent accidental removal of the identification slip, and being spaced from the end ledges to allow the identification slip to be inserted to give shipping directions and to obscure the return shipping directions and to be removed to expose the return shipping directions.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles. California. this 28th day of January, 1921.

GEORGE H. SHAY.

Witness:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND. 

